The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds 24% of all federally-supported basic research at U.S. colleges and universities. The Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate within NSF funds 55% of the university-based social and behavioral science research in the nation. More information can be found at: https://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/index.jsp

MPSA supports the National Science Foundation (NSF) because NSF and SEB discoveries improve people’s lives by:

  • Helping us thwart cybercrime and protect Americans’ privacy and security.*
  • Improving public health.
  • Helping us understand how to respond to disasters.
  • Improving the effectiveness of the criminal justice system.

You can support NSF by:

Encouraging Your University to Support Research Funding

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